Sep 1959: 17" Portable TV ad from Ultra (+21" Transportable; 21" Table Model; 17" Table Model; and Indoor Aerial) «Only you can choose... imagine YOU with the beautiful extra-slim ULTRA 17" PORTABLE»

Well done to Robert Elms on getting the Freedom of the City of London today! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I've recently submitted my proposal for a third book to a publisher. Fingers crossed.

Greater London House to see refurbishment following approval | Ham & High www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/2545392...

Torrington Place, Bloomsbury.

Made in Bermondsey.

I spoke to Robert Elms onBBC Radio London about the manufacturing history of Tottenham Hale. You can listen in here at 1 hour and 9 mins. (Available for 28 days) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Just a note to say that I will be on BBC Radio London this morning just after 11am, talking to Robert Elms about a particular part of North London with a heavy concentration of industrial history.

The London origins of Crosse and Blackwell. wordsbymarkamies.com/2025/09/09/c...

A quick link through to my articles about London's manufacturing past wordsbymarkamies.com/category/ind...

Spotted at Bruce Castle Museum, Tottenham, today.

Picked this up today.

Made in Harlesden.

A brief history of AEC, London's bus makers for nearly fifty years. wordsbymarkamies.com/2025/09/04/a...

Where Asda is in Colindale once stood a large factory that went from making aircraft in World War One, to trucks, and then refrigerators. wordsbymarkamies.com/2024/11/27/l...

So, where can you find out more about London's manufacturing history? Here's a brief guide -https://wordsbymarkamies.com/2025/09/02/londons-manufacturing-heritage-museums-to-visit/

The Laboratory in Clerkenwell, designed by Stanley Hall and Easton and Robertson. Opened in 1938 as labs and offices of New River water company. Managed to get inside with a C20 Society tour!

London's Toffee Makers. wordsbymarkamies.com/2025/09/01/l...

B is for Battersea Power Station ------ 'Battersea Train' by Juan del Pozo juandelpozo.net

Staples & Co Ltd, the matress company that gave its name to a famous road junction. Staples arrived in Cricklewood in 1925, and were there for the next sixty years. Images via @mikeyashworth.bsky.social Ebay and Aerofilms.

May be of interest

We had a very special delivery at Dacorum Heritage this morning - our new book A Wander through Ovaltine. Stunning archive photos and memories of the Kings Langley Ovaltine Factory. More details to come soon! #ovaltine #kingslangley #abbotslangley #hertfordshire #berkhamsted #tring #hemelhempstead

The story of Price's, London's foremost candle manufacturer, as told in my latest short article. wordsbymarkamies.com/2025/08/29/p...

The New Timber Yard www.hammersmithsociety.org.uk/the-new-timb... Nomination for an Nancye Goulden Award, 2025. Hidden away down a tiny lane known as Dimes Place just off King Street, is a new commercial development known as The New Timber Yard.

As Summer draws to a close, here's an article I have done about London's two big ice cream manufacturers. wordsbymarkamies.com/2025/08/28/l...

Notes from the Radio - London's Toilet Paper Makers. wordsbymarkamies.com/2025/08/27/r...

I've decided to convert my notes from my past radio slots into posts on my website. Here's the first one - Soap makers. wordsbymarkamies.com/2025/08/26/g...

Aug 1896: Rosbach Table Water ad from Rosbach Springs, Limited «Rosbach The Best Table Water in the World.»

Two New Walks – The Strand, Thames Foreshore and Woolwich to the Royal Docks. Today’s new post at alondoninheritance.com

Today marks the 45th anniversary of the tragic demolition of one of London's most notable Art Deco factories, the Firestone building on the Great West Road. I'll leave you with this piece written by @modinmetro.bsky.social www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/blog/the-lif...

Made in London.

#OnThisDay 1867: Edgware station was opened by the Great Northern Railway. ➡️ flickr.com/photos/tags/edgwarestationgnrtn

My two published books - London's Industrial Past and Flying Up The Edgware Road. Available through the Amberley website and all good book selling platforms. Mark Amies - A - Author Community - Amberley Publishing share.google/sHsoPUUQEJ7d...

Aug 1930: Ice Cream ad from Eldorado (+Bricks; in Cups; and Stewed Fruit) «ICE CREAM & STEWED FRUIT!»

As it's World Photography Day, here's a mention of the Barnet Ensign camera factory on Fulborne Road, Walthamstow. Good article about it here www.streetofblueplaques.co.uk/ensign-camer...

Johnson's of Hendon, the photographic supplies manufacturer, had their chemicals factory at Hendon between 1914 to 1972. The site of the factory was cleared by the mid 1970s, and footprint of the plant is now covered by the Brent Cross Shopping Centre. The O/S map images date from the 1950s (NLS).

Here's @thelostbyway.bsky.social on a walking tour taking in the industrial areas of Harringay. John Rogers videos are always a treat and well worth a watch. youtu.be/cFGIulxgNl8?...

I didn't know about this. I only found out from watching a @thelostbyway.bsky.social walking video. Harringay Warehouse District - Wikipedia share.google/gf9UuC6FAqSL...

A short piece about my time as a contributor on BBC Radio London. pastrewind.wordpress.com/2025/08/14/l...

Aug 1937: Air-Sport Propeller ad from Lines Bros. Ltd. (+Big Bang!) «THEY FLY THROUGH THE AIR WITH THE GREATEST OF EASE»

The very short-lived fairground ride factory in Willesden - another great article from Dick Wiendling and Marianne Colloms. kilburnwesthampstead.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

It's not London, but it's industrial. So it's going up.

Call for Papers - Talking Records: Pollution in the Archive - Research and scholarship www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/our-re....

In my latest radio slot, I spoke to Robert Elms about Crosse & Blackwell, a great London company that made its products in the heart of the West End. Listen in on BBC Sounds, I come in at 1 hour 8 minutes. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Some photos I took back in 2014 of sone of the old industrial sites on Victoria Road, North Acton. These have all gone now, to make way for HS2.